For many years (since 2007), I have been involved in the design and development of websites, starting with simple HTML and a design pre-made from an image and cut according to precisely defined parameters. I think I don't need to explain how difficult it was back then to create a website that was beautiful and user-friendly. 
A few years later I came across Joomla. Yes, it was much better than regular HTML because it had more customization options. But alas, it was again a rigid and difficult system to work with.
Then came Drupal, I won't even comment on it. From 2014 to 12.12.2024(when I bought a XenForo license), I worked with WordPress, a pretty convenient system for a simple blog, but unreliable (at least for me). It can easily be damaged by installing a bad plugin. You lose access not only to the external side of your website, but also to the admin panel. And if you decide to make it a social system or simply install more than three plugins, you can forget about optimization and fast loading of your site. And with her, the CEO doesn't need any comment, it's a tragedy.
And here we come. I have been following the development of XenForo since the beginning of 2022, because I visited a forum using this very system. I have been through PHPbb3 and I can't say that I am satisfied. But when I first loaded XenForo, my reaction was "Wow... there are reactions to the posts". And not only that, there are dozens and maybe hundreds of other reasons to love XenForo. I have discussed the system with friends and acquaintances who have used it and their feedback was 100% positive. And after seeing that the developers of XenForo never stopped developing it, it was reason enough to buy it.
I am also an occultist (but that will be discussed some another day), an amateur electrician and a pretty good cooker (at least according to my wife and kids ). Well, that's it for me in a nutshell, if you have any questions, ask me. 
A few years later I came across Joomla. Yes, it was much better than regular HTML because it had more customization options. But alas, it was again a rigid and difficult system to work with. Then came Drupal, I won't even comment on it.
From 2014 to 12.12.2024(when I bought a XenForo license), I worked with WordPress, a pretty convenient system for a simple blog, but unreliable (at least for me). It can easily be damaged by installing a bad plugin. You lose access not only to the external side of your website, but also to the admin panel. And if you decide to make it a social system or simply install more than three plugins, you can forget about optimization and fast loading of your site. And with her, the CEO doesn't need any comment, it's a tragedy. And here we come. I have been following the development of XenForo since the beginning of 2022, because I visited a forum using this very system. I have been through PHPbb3 and I can't say that I am satisfied. But when I first loaded XenForo, my reaction was "Wow... there are reactions to the posts". And not only that, there are dozens and maybe hundreds of other reasons to love XenForo. I have discussed the system with friends and acquaintances who have used it and their feedback was 100% positive. And after seeing that the developers of XenForo never stopped developing it, it was reason enough to buy it.
I am also an occultist (but that will be discussed some another day), an amateur electrician and a pretty good cooker (at least according to my wife and kids
). Well, that's it for me in a nutshell, if you have any questions, ask me. 
I apologize for the delay. It happened because the verification settings were not correct during your registration. Now everything is fine, and you are already in the group with verified users and you can download my free Styles for XenForo as well as its add-ons (when they are ready). Thank you for your patience.